Reconstruction Era Flashcardizz

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This is the name of the period of time the followed the end of the Civil War.

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Reconstruction Era

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This organization gave food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies to freed slaves. It built thousands of schools.

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Freedmen's Bureau

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The main goal of these laws were to keep whites and African Americans separate in public places.

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Jim Crow Laws

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This is the term used when people are treated differently because of the color of their skin.

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discrimination

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This amendment abolished (ended) slavery in the whole country.

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13th Amendment

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The ____________ Amendment grants citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States. This meant that all African Americans that were enslaved were now American citizens.

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14th

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The ______________ Amendment gave all African American MEN the right to vote. It was illegal to deny African American men the right to vote.

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15th

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According to this amendment no state can deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

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14th Amendment

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The Freedmen's Bureau provided housing, medical, and education to what group of people?

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Both poor white Southerners and former slaves

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The Freedmen's Bureau helped former slaves struggling to ________________.

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find food and shelter